Mixing tank for field-watering plants



A. HORTE-N' MIXING TANK FOR FIELD WA'IERING PLANTS Filed July 15. 1924 through Patented Jan. 2%, 1925.

Ti tTE earns MIXING TANK FOR FIELD-NATEEING PLANTS.

Application filed July 15, 1924. Serial No. 726,224.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AnrHoNs HORTEN, residing at 16 Brandenburgischestrasse, Berlin-lVilmei-sdorf, Germany, hax e invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mixing Tanks for Field-lVatering Plants, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to field watering plants and more particularly to mixing tanks therefor.

It has already been proposed to supply water for field watering purposes from rivers, ponds and other sources together with the mud and slime from these sources subterranean pipe systems or through spraying or distributing devices arranged above the ground.

This invention relates to arrangements by which solid matter is mixed with the water used for field watering purposes, the arrangement being such that any desired amount of solid matter may be added to the water in cases in which the water is not taken from sources that contain the mud or slime in the first instance. The device according to the invention consists of a tank of cylindrical or any other desired form in which there is a partition extending downward to a level near the bottom of the tank and forming a compartment for the recep tion of the solid matter, and a discharge pocket at the bottom of the tank located at a considerable distance from said compartment. The arrangement also includes influx pipes for directing strong liquid jets at the bottom of said compartment and in said pocket. Other features of the invention will appear hereinafter in the specification and claims.

The invention is shown in the drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a more or less diagrammatic elevation of a mixing tank connected to the pipe system and Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

The mixing device comprises a tank 2 mounted at a certain height on a base or pump 1. Clear water or waste water is supplied to the tank 2 through a comparatively large feed-water pipe 3, the influx of water through the mouth 5 of the pipe being controlled by a valve 4. Two smaller branch pipes 6 and 7 are provided, the water flow-- ing through the same being controlled by valves 8 and 9. The pipes 6 is tapered at its end 10 to form a nozzle through which a jet tom 12 of the tank so that a comparatively small discharge area 18 is left at the bottom of the compartment. The conical end 19 ot the second discharge pipe 7 terminates beneath the opening 18 so as to discharge a strong jet at this point. l Vhen the plant in working, and solid matter such as clay or the like is to be mixed with the water in the tank 2 that may be filled to any desired level, the valve 41 is closed and valve 9 is opened so that a powerful jet passes out of the nozzle 19 in a direction substantially parallel to the wall of the tank so that the liquid beneath the opening 18 is caused to flow in a circular path in the tank. The solid matter or clay that is to be added to the water is then thrown into the compartment 17 so that it mixes with the water.

Any large fragments or lumps of clay and stones that are too large to pass through the sieve 13 will settle in the pocket 10. These lumps are continually stirred up and gradually softened and disintegrated by the jet from the pipe 6 when the valve 8 is opened. Coarse stones which are too large to pass through the sieve 13 may be extracted from the pocket 11 by a stone separator 20 connected to the pocket. The water mixed with the fine particles of clay passes through the valve and another stone separator into the pipe 16 that leads to the field watering pipe system.

I claim 1. A mixing tank comprising a. partition extending downward to a level near the bottom of the tank and forming a compartment for the reception of solid matter, a discharge pocket at the bottom of the tank and at a point of its periphery located at a considerable distance from the compartment. and influx pipes for directing strong liquid jets at the bottom of said compartment and in said pocket.

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2. In combination with a field" wateringplant, a mixing tank comprising a partition extending downward to a level near the tank bottom and forn' inga compartment for the reception of" solid matter, a discharge pocket at the bottoniofthe tank and at a-- point of its periphery located at a considerable distance from said compartment, a feed water pipe for filling the tank, a branch pipe for discharging a jet at the bOttOiifbO'f said compartment, and a second branchzpipe for discliarging'a secondjet into said pocket 34-111 combination with afield watering-1 plant,- a" mixing tank comprisingi tVl'JtlltltlOll-I extending downward to alevel near the? tanks bottom and toi'n'iiiig. a coiiipaitiiient'. for the reception of solid matter, a discharge pocket at the bottom of thetank andat a" point ot' its periphery located at a considerable dis-. tance from said compartment, a feed'water pipe for 'fillingthe tank, a brancliepi w for discharging a jet at the hottoiir of said C0111: partiiient in a direction: substantially parallel to the wall of the tank a dis charge pipe for discharging;liqiiid fromatlie tank, asieve between said ocliet and' aid discharge pipe, and a second bran eh pipe for discharging aet-against said-sieve so as: toprevent it from becoming cloggech la'lii combination wit-ii a iield watering, plan t, a 'ii'iixing vtank coinprisingpartition extending downward to a level near'tlie-"t ainl'c botto'n' and forminga COH'lPztFtlnQH-fi for the reception of solid matter,- a discharge pocket at thebottom of the tank andiat point o t its-periphery located at a-considerab'le' CllS- tan'ce' fronr said compartment, a "feed Water pipe for filling the tank, brancl'i pipe I for 5: In oon'rb'i natiion with a: field 'watering plant; misting; tanle comprising. partir lownWa-rdto a ley-elqieartlie tank bctt'om ai if the reception iof solid matter, pocket a-t the bQlEEOIH oft tlie tai'ike and at a tioir eX-tendiii foriiiingm compartment for i a discharge pointofitsflperiphery;locatedat-i reconsiderable distance from said compartment, a; feed water pipe for filling the? t a-nkya branch pipe-for disclia'rgingta jetat the: bottonji of said coinpariaiient in a direction substantially parallel'tot-he wa-l-l'cf the tank, a dis-- chargeapipefor discliargin discharge pipe, a second Ebranol-r pipie 'foi'td-ischarging a et against said sieve sog as to prevent it from'. beCOlIli'l-Hgl clogged, a-- device in tliedischarge pipe: 1 for? separating stones from the liquithand'za'secondfdevice con nected i-to said' pocket forwseparating,stones:

from thediqiiidi In testimony whereof I ilfllX; my sign'a-' imO iii presence of two witnesses;

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